Linwood Islamic Center
The Linwood Islamic Center is a Sunni mosque in the Linwood district of Christchurch , New Zealand. It was built as the second mosque in the city in early 2018 on the site of a former church. The carrier is the Linwood Islamic Charitable Trust, founded in 2017 . The mosque was the target of an attack on March 15, 2019 . Seven people were killed in the mosque and three more in front of the mosque.
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- ^ Christchurch gets its second mosque.
- ↑ Tessa Akerman: Linwood mosque reflects a growing Muslim community . In: Maclean's . 16th March 2019.
- ↑ Christchurch gets its second mosque . In: The Indian Weekender , March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ↑ New Zealand shootings: What we know so far . Mclean's . 15th March 2019.
- ↑ Quote: “In the aftermath of the attacks, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern made the following statement: It is with extreme sadness that I tell you that, as at 7 pm tonight, we believe that 40 people have lost their lives in this act of extreme violence. Ten have died at Linwood Avenue Mosque, three of which were outside the mosque itself. "
Coordinates: 43 ° 31 ′ 56.6 ″ S , 172 ° 40 ′ 21 ″ E